The Take

Synopsis

Freddie Jackson is released from prison in 1984 having served a four-year sentence for armed robbery. His wife Jackie, who has been waiting for him on the outside in the mistaken belief that that he wants to go straight, soon finds herself disappointed: Freddie is in fact raring to get back into the game and has set his sights on becoming top dog in the East End underworld.

First Air Date: 2009-06-17

Last Air Date: 2009-07-01

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 4

Created By: Martina Cole

Networks: Sky One

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Top Cast

Shaun Evans as Jimmy
Tom Hardy as Freddie
Charlotte Riley as Maggie
Kierston Wareing as Jackie
Margot Leicester as Lena
Brian Cox as Ozzy
Jane Wood as Maddie
Steve Nicolson as Lewis
Sara Stewart as Patricia
David Schofield as N/A

Seasons

Season 1 (2009)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode One (2009-06-17)

1984, Recently released from prison, aspiring gangster Freddie Jackson vows to make a name for himself in Eighties London, backed by East End kingpin Ozzy, who he met in jail. Joined by his cousin Jimmy, the hoodlum begins his steady rise through the underworld ranks, feeding an insatiable appetite for violence along the way.
Ep. 2: Episode Two (2009-06-17)

The drama moves on three years to 1988, and the new rave culture promises opportunities for the Jacksons as a market for ecstasy emerges. Ozzy sends the cousins to meet a rave organiser in Hackney, and Jimmy sees the opportunity to make a deal with drug lord Des. However, the partnership is threatened when an increasingly erratic Freddie flies into a rage, and his fall from grace begins.
Ep. 3: Episode Three (2009-06-20)

It is now 1994 and it seems Little Freddie is following in his father's footsteps, revealing his sadistic side by orchestrating a showdown between Jackie and Maggie. Meanwhile, Jimmy makes a bid for the empire by plotting an attack on Ozzy in prison.
Ep. 4: Episode Four (2009-07-01)

Jimmy forces Freddie to take responsibility for his son's actions when Little Jimmy is found dead at the hands of Little Freddie. Maggie finally reveals the truth about Little Jimmy's parentage, ending in a showdown between herself and her rapist